Comparison

etcd vs Valkey

On the evidence we track, etcd leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
etcd64
Valkey56
Score
Vioscale score
etcd64 / 100low · 44%
Valkey56 / 100low · 43%
Pricing
Free tier
etcd
Valkey
Model
Price level
etcdfree
Valkeyfree
Transparent
etcd
Valkey
Integrations
Count
etcd80
Valkey1
Adoption
Dependent repos
etcd39,452
Valkey0
Github stars
etcd52,178
Valkey26,989
Activity
Commits last 30d
etcd96
Valkey91
Release
History
License
Language
Primary
etcdGo
ValkeyC

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for key-value stores. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Storage
Storage tier
etcdPersistent
ValkeyPersistent
Persistence
etcdAppend-only log
ValkeySnapshot (RDB)
Data structures
etcdRich types
ValkeyRich types
Protocol
Wire protocol
etcdgRPC
Valkey-
Distribution
Clustering
etcdConsensus (Raft)
ValkeySharded
Consistency
etcdStrong
Valkey-
Ops
Eviction / TTL policies
etcd
Valkey
Multi-threaded
etcd-
Valkey
Pub/Sub / streams
etcd
Valkey
Transactions / atomic ops
etcd-
Valkey-
Deployment
Deployment
etcdSelf-hosted
ValkeySelf-hosted
Licensing
Licence class
etcdPermissive OSS
ValkeyPermissive OSS
Compatibility
Redis API compatibility
etcdNone
ValkeyFull

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

etcd

Leader

etcd is a strongly consistent, distributed key-value store that provides a reliable way to store data that needs to be accessed by a distributed system or cluster of machines. It gracefully handles leader elections during network partitions and can tolerate machine failure.

Independently observed

Valkey

A Linux Foundation-backed open-source database server for storing and managing key-value data. Supports multiple data types and deployment modes ranging from single-node setups to distributed clusters, serving caching, message queue, and primary database use cases.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

etcd

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Valkey

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
etcd
Valkey
Linux
etcd
Valkey
CLI
etcd
Valkey
Deployment
Self-hosted
etcd
Valkey

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

etcd

Leader
29 total
  • Kubernetes
  • Vitess
  • fleet
  • Docker
  • Puppet
  • confd
  • AWS ECS
  • SkyDNS
  • discodns
  • Hiera
  • Chef
  • BOSH
  • etcdctl
  • etcd-backup
  • etcd-dump
  • etcd-fs
  • etcd-browser
  • etcd-console
  • etcd-viewer
  • etcdtool
  • etcd-rest
  • etcdsh
  • etcdloadtest
  • etcd-workbench
  • +5 more
Independently observed

Valkey

1 total
  • Harbor
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.